Save a layer file in a MapControl application
RemoveLayerCmd.vb
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Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.BaseClasses
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.CATIDs
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto

  ''' <summary>
  ''' Summary description for RemoveLayerCmd.
  ''' </summary>
  <Guid("d848a775-dc85-4ee3-88a6-a780572139a2"), ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None), ProgId("MapControlSaveLayerFile.RemoveLayerCmd")> _
  Public NotInheritable Class RemoveLayerCmd : Inherits BaseCommand
  #Region "COM Registration Function(s)"
  <ComRegisterFunction(), ComVisible(False)> _
  Private Shared Sub RegisterFunction(ByVal registerType As Type)
    ' Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
    ArcGISCategoryRegistration(registerType)

    '
    ' TODO: Add any COM registration code here
    '
  End Sub

  <ComUnregisterFunction(), ComVisible(False)> _
  Private Shared Sub UnregisterFunction(ByVal registerType As Type)
    ' Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
    ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(registerType)

    '
    ' TODO: Add any COM unregistration code here
    '
  End Sub

  #Region "ArcGIS Component Category Registrar generated code"
  ''' <summary>
  ''' Required method for ArcGIS Component Category registration -
  ''' Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
  ''' </summary>
  Private Shared Sub ArcGISCategoryRegistration(ByVal registerType As Type)
    Dim regKey As String = String.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID)
    ControlsCommands.Register(regKey)

  End Sub
  ''' <summary>
  ''' Required method for ArcGIS Component Category unregistration -
  ''' Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
  ''' </summary>
  Private Shared Sub ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(ByVal registerType As Type)
    Dim regKey As String = String.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID)
    ControlsCommands.Unregister(regKey)

  End Sub

  #End Region
  #End Region

  Private m_hookHelper As IHookHelper

  Public Sub New()
    MyBase.m_category = ".NET Samples"
    MyBase.m_caption = "Remove Layer"
    MyBase.m_message = "Remove Layer"
    MyBase.m_toolTip = "Remove Layer"
    MyBase.m_name = "MapControlSaveLayerFile_RemoveLayerCmd"

    Try
    '
    ' TODO: change bitmap name if necessary
    '
    Dim bitmapResourceName As String = Me.GetType().Name & ".bmp"
    MyBase.m_bitmap = New Bitmap(Me.GetType(), bitmapResourceName)
    Catch ex As Exception
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(ex.Message, "Invalid Bitmap")
    End Try
  End Sub

#Region "Overridden Class Methods"

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Occurs when this command is created
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="hook">Instance of the application</param>
    Public Overrides Sub OnCreate(ByVal hook As Object)
        If hook Is Nothing Then
            Return
        End If

        If m_hookHelper Is Nothing Then
            m_hookHelper = New HookHelperClass()
        End If

        m_hookHelper.Hook = hook

        ' TODO:  Add other initialization code
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    ''' Occurs when this command is clicked
    ''' </summary>
    Public Overrides Sub OnClick()
        'need to get the layer from the custom-property of the map
        If Nothing Is m_hookHelper Then
            Return
        End If

        'get the mapControl hook
        Dim hook As Object = Nothing
        If TypeOf m_hookHelper.Hook Is IToolbarControl2 Then
            hook = (CType(m_hookHelper.Hook, IToolbarControl2)).Buddy
        Else
            hook = m_hookHelper.Hook
        End If

        'get the custom property from which is supposed to be the layer to be saved
        Dim customProperty As Object = Nothing
        Dim mapControl As IMapControl3 = Nothing
        If TypeOf hook Is IMapControl3 Then
            mapControl = CType(hook, IMapControl3)
            customProperty = mapControl.CustomProperty
        Else
            Return
        End If

        If Nothing Is customProperty OrElse Not (TypeOf customProperty Is ILayer) Then
            Return
        End If

        m_hookHelper.FocusMap.DeleteLayer(CType(customProperty, ILayer))
    End Sub

#End Region
  End Class